If I could read locked histories
in each and every stone,

If I could see the feet and hands
and lives that o'er them roamed,

If I could pick up each and hear
lost voices deep inside,

would I finally understand
the magic of mankind?

(hulitoons)

Counterpoint -----

I have stood where few if any have trod
Some little piece of sand or sod,

And breathed new air untouched by man,
Got a taste only the explorers can,

I've felt the icy touch of mountain streams
Cut down from glaciers cold and lean,

I've read the secrets of the stones
And heard the voice of nature's crones,

And yet have never been cursed to learn
Why its to *cities* humans yearn.

(Dave Willoughby)

Posted by hulitoons at 7:50 PM EDT

Updated: Friday, 2 November 2012 9:23 PM EDT

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'Good' has many enemies;
'Bad' has many friends.
There are no earthly remedies;
Be cautious 'till the end. 

(hulitoons)

Posted by hulitoons at 3:04 PM EDT

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"We should split up, cover more ground."
"No staying together is much more sound."
Each idea is based on success,
yet either OR both may inherit a mess.
Political views are much the same.
Like all 'B' movies they're a dangerous game.

 (hulitoons)

Posted by hulitoons at 12:58 PM EDT

Updated: Thursday, 1 November 2012 1:01 PM EDT

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I could not count the drops of rain
that fell upon the flooded plain,
but each wet raindrop did contain
a universe each, and none the same.

(hulitoons)

Posted by hulitoons at 6:48 AM EDT

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Too much money is a terrible plan,
  too many take it off your hands.
Too little money is just as bad,
  too many folks think you a 'shab'.
Too much fame is a rotten test,
  too many people disturbing your rest.
Too much pondering all this stuff...
  better to be the anonymous cuss.  

(hulitoons)

Posted by hulitoons at 3:28 PM EDT

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I'm glad I didn't live back then
  when minds were very small,
but glad I won't tread future when
  great strides will see ME small!

(hulitoons)

Posted by hulitoons at 2:09 PM EDT

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I found a seed caught in my hair.
I could toss it and not care.
I could crush it like a joke.
Or I could plant it and grow hope.

(hulitoons)

Posted by hulitoons at 3:39 PM EDT

Updated: Saturday, 20 October 2012 3:42 PM EDT

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The older I get the longer I've walked
the more I've seen and heard the 'talk'.

I turn and shout for those behind,
but none can hear, deaf are their minds.

No matter what dangers I might warn,
those at my heels are on their own

just as I was when following friends
who've already left life's furthest end.

(hulitoons)

Posted by hulitoons at 3:33 PM EDT

Updated: Saturday, 20 October 2012 3:40 PM EDT

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'Be fruitful and multiply' said the king to his slaves,
'the more the merrier, make me money to save.'

'I'll give you a ditch in which you can sleep,
and I'll let you die when you become weak.'

'I have no worries as long as you make
more of yourselves that I can take.'

(hulitoons)

Posted by hulitoons at 2:20 PM EDT

Updated: Wednesday, 17 October 2012 2:21 PM EDT

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Pain is the 'word' and you need a 'sword'
that can cut it away without hurting you more.

Pain is chaos that short-circuits the soul.
Pain is the essence of hell's fiery poles.

When pain curls-crisp and blinds all the light,
There is no strength to stand up and fight.

That's when others beyond the curse
are the only true 'swords' besides a hearse.

(hulitoons)

Posted by hulitoons at 3:29 PM EDT

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